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Straker Acquires Lingotek for Up to USD 9.6m

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M&A and Funding ·

by Florian Faes

M&A and Funding ·

by Florian Faes

New Zealand-based Straker Translations taps into vast US market, buying translation services and translation management system provider Lingotek for up to USD 9.5m. Continue reading

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Language Industry Hires at Travod, Word Class, Linguacom, and Anzu Global

1 day ago
People Moves ·

by Marion Marking

People Moves ·

by Marion Marking

Travod appoints a Chief Commercial Officer; Word Class names a Sales Director; Linguacom hires a Head of Marketing; and Anzu Global adds a Globalization Account Manager. Continue reading

Slator 2020 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report

6 days ago

January 15, 2021

Slator 2020 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report

6 days ago
Data and Research ·

by Slator

On January 15, 2021

The Slator 2020 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report provides in-depth summary and analysis of the 39 M&A transactions and 13 startup and tech funding rounds covered by Slator in 2020. Continue reading

TransPerfect 2020 Revenues Grow 11% to USD 852m

2 days ago

January 19, 2021

TransPerfect 2020 Revenues Grow 11% to USD 852m

2 days ago
Financial Results ·

by Marion Marking

On January 19, 2021

CEO Phil Shawe on TransPerfect’s record quarter, state of Travel & Hospitality demand, investing in AI, and why he is confident they have enough ‘dry powder’ to support M&A. Continue reading

Stratus Video Shows ‘Nice Top-Line Growth’ in Q4, AMN Healthcare Says

2 days ago

January 19, 2021

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Stratus Video Shows ‘Nice Top-Line Growth’ in Q4, AMN Healthcare Says

2 days ago
Financial Results ·

by Seyma Albarino

On January 19, 2021

Ten months into the pandemic in the US, AMN describes as good value its March 2020 acquisition of video remote interpreting provider Stratus as annual EBITDA jumps to USD 39m. Continue reading

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Japan’s Rozetta Is Slowly Becoming a Large, Pure-Play Machine Translation Provider

3 days ago

January 18, 2021

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Japan’s Rozetta Is Slowly Becoming a Large, Pure-Play Machine Translation Provider

3 days ago
Financial Results ·

by Marion Marking

On January 18, 2021

As machine translation delivers 39% revenue growth in first 9 months of FY 2021, Japan’s Rozetta outgrows declining human-translation business in favor of MT SaaS. Continue reading

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6 Structural Reasons Why LSPs Are Set to Win in Data-for-AI Services

3 days ago

January 18, 2021

6 Structural Reasons Why LSPs Are Set to Win in Data-for-AI Services

3 days ago
Data and Research ·

by Esther Bond

On January 18, 2021

Workforce management is essential to an LSP’s core activities of translation and localization and may also be the golden ticket to new revenue streams in data-for-AI services. Continue reading

Oxford Languages President Casper Grathwohl on Language Data as a Service

6 days ago

January 15, 2021

Oxford Languages President Casper Grathwohl on Language Data as a Service

6 days ago
Podcasts & Videos ·

by Slator

On January 15, 2021

Oxford Languages President Casper Grathwohl discusses all things data and AI related, from their business in lexical data to the fast-growing data annotation industry. Continue reading

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Focusing on BLEU Can Bias Machine Translation Output

1 week ago

January 14, 2021

Focusing on BLEU Can Bias Machine Translation Output

1 week ago
Machine Translation ·

by Seyma Albarino

On January 14, 2021

Though beam search can boost BLEU scores, it can also lead to high rates of misgendered pronouns, even when translating between two gendered languages. Continue reading

Slator Language Industry Buyer Tracker January 2021

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January 14, 2021

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Slator Language Industry Buyer Tracker January 2021

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by Gerard Castañeda

On January 14, 2021

January 2021 selection of some of the most important recent job changes among translation and localization buyers and decision-makers. Continue reading

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Capita Pauses Sale of Translation and Interpreting Unit During Pandemic

1 week ago

January 13, 2021

Capita Pauses Sale of Translation and Interpreting Unit During Pandemic

1 week ago
M&A and Funding ·

by Esther Bond

On January 13, 2021

Planned sale of Capita Translation and Interpreting (Capita TI) and other non-core, specialist divisions of UK outsourcing giant Capita plc put on hold during Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading

Here’s How 6 Major LSP Client Segments Use Data for AI

1 week ago

January 12, 2021

Here’s How 6 Major LSP Client Segments Use Data for AI

1 week ago
Demand Drivers ·

by Esther Bond

On January 12, 2021

Data-for-AI services are a new and highly specialized sub-industry of AI. But how exactly are text, image, and speech data used in an LSP’s end-customer segment? Continue reading

Media Localizer Deluxe Buys Cloud-based Mastering, Versioning Platform Sundog

1 week ago

January 12, 2021

Media Localizer Deluxe Buys Cloud-based Mastering, Versioning Platform Sundog

1 week ago
M&A and Funding ·

by Esther Bond

On January 12, 2021

US-based media localization provider Deluxe acquires UK-based Sundog Media Toolkit, a cloud-based SaaS workflow platform for media mastering and versioning. Continue reading

January Job Index Hit by Usual Seasonal Dip

1 week ago

January 11, 2021

January Job Index Hit by Usual Seasonal Dip

1 week ago
Industry News ·

by Esther Bond

On January 11, 2021

Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) saw seasonal dip in January as index fell one point from December 2020; language industry funding and M&A continued pre-holiday season. Continue reading

UK Defense Ministry Seeks New LSP in USD 74m Tender

1 week ago

January 11, 2021

UK Defense Ministry Seeks New LSP in USD 74m Tender

1 week ago
Demand Drivers ·

by Monica Jamieson

On January 11, 2021

UK Defense Ministry launches translation and interpreting tender for language services domestically and overseas worth GBP 54m over four years. Continue reading

Supertext Managing Partner Fabian Dieziger on Creative Translation and Organic Growth

2 weeks ago

January 8, 2021

Supertext Managing Partner Fabian Dieziger on Creative Translation and Organic Growth

2 weeks ago
Podcasts & Videos ·

by Slator

On January 8, 2021

In the first episode of 2021, Fabian Dieziger, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Swiss-based language service provider Supertext, joins the pod. Continue reading

UN Seeks ‘Qualified Providers’ of Remote Simultaneous Interpreting

2 weeks ago

January 8, 2021

UN Seeks ‘Qualified Providers’ of Remote Simultaneous Interpreting

2 weeks ago
Demand Drivers ·

by Seyma Albarino

On January 8, 2021

To win the three-year contract, RSI providers must support up to 12 languages and accommodate hundreds of active participants at UN Headquarters in New York. Continue reading

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